Insulated can.



F. W. NIEBLING.

INSULATED GAN. Prummel FILED um. 91, 190s.

982,848. Patented Jan. 31, 1911 m Inventor.

FREDERICK W. NIEBLING, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

INSULATED can.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 31, 1911.

Application filed August 31, 19.08. Serial No. 450,98?.

To all 'whom it may concern: I .u

Be it known that I, FREDERICK il Ninn Liso, a citizen of the Unit-ed States, and

time. It is intended for instance, to keep cooked foods hot or warm, or ice-cream, iced drinks, bottled goods, cold.

In the Vfollowing specification and particularly pointed out in the claims at the end thereof, will be found a full description of my invention, together with its manner of use, parts and construction, which latter is also illustrated iii-the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1, is a vertical-section, partly in elevation, ol; a vessel constructed in accordance with the plan of my invention.' Fig. 2, shows part of a. top View of it, and Fig. 3, 30

is a horizontal section of the same.

The mat-ter to be maintained at an even temperature 1s placed 1n a compartment formed by an inner vessel A, preferably of sheet-metal and provided with a lid a. This l vessel is contained in a chamber B, surrounded by an annular vacuum space C,

`formed between an inner cylindrical wall D `and an iouter wall E. These walls are rendered rigid and maintained in properly spaced relation by a pipe-.coil F used as a spacing means, the diameter of the pipe being equal to thespacedesired between these two walls which are closely fitted, one against thev inside and the other against the outside of the i e which forn'isthe coil. The outer side ofptiiese Walls, that is the sides outside of the vacuum-space are covered with suitable insulating material, sheet-cork prefer-red, one-layer or sheet cl on wall D, and'- anothe'r one e Von Wall E. At its upper end this vacuum-space is closed vby a ring G.,

i which has a downwardly dependin'gange g I whereb is closed by thei'nwardly dished bottom H,

it is connected to one of `thcwalls which inclose said space. Below, this space .bottom J, by a base 7c.

which at its flange h is connected to the inside of the outer wall E. There is an additional inner bottom J, spaced from and above bottom Il, and connected to the inner wall. On this inner bottom there is pro vided a socket K elevated and spaced from Inner vessel A is fitted to be received by this socket to be held in position thereby When placed inside of chamber B. To close this insulated vessel 'there is a lid L, 'fitted to seatupon a ring M,

which has a I7vertical flange m wherebyV it is attached in osition around the outside of the vessel and) at the upper edge thereof. In the upper-side of this ring there is an annular groove 6 and to this is fitted a corresponding ridge 7 on the underside of the lid.

Packing 8 is placed in 'grobve 6. lVhen the lid is' seated, this ridge occupies groove 6 so that a tight closurey is obtained.

The lid is held to its seat by bolts N plv# otally attached to lugs ai, which are provided on the underside of ring M and adapted to be turned up and into` notches provided in ysaid ring. They also occupy notches in the edge of the lid, this L,latter being adjusted and placed iso-that these notches register with the notches in the ring. Nuts are applied to the ends of these 4bolts and screwed down so as to bear against the lid.

.Means are provided on the underside of lid L, adapted to engagev the inner vessel A. in a manner to hold the same in position -within itsv socket and also to hold itslid down on it. For such purpose Lprovide an elastic bar I) of spring-metal which at its ends is attached to the underside of lid L and curved downwardly between its ends. -When lid' Lis in position it bea-rs on top of lid a on the inner vessel,"r on the handle of tlievsaine, if there is one, all as' best shown in 1i`ig..1.

The can is prepared for use by creating a vacuum-in' space C, a valved attaching-nipple Q., communicating with said space, beingprovided on the outer wall which permits connection with a suitable suction-device, or air-pump. There is another valved nipple R, which communicates with the inner space B, and through 'which steam, hot air or Y water, `or coldv air or ammonia-gas, as the case ma require, is introduced, vessel ik, having-V st been closed, and lid being in position. .Icemay also be packed into space VB which .surrounds inner vessel A', if cold temperature isto be maintained. Connection to these nipples maybe made byany suitable coupling .f g'rmitting ready, tem orary attachment'. 'n all casestheparticu ar temperature in space B is sustained by the vacuum in space C. A conventional safety valveV S, is provided to afford relief and prevent pressures which might strain the vessel injuriously. Z., is the handle of lid Ll Having described my invention claim as new: l

1. In an insulated vessel, the combination of an outer vessel consisting of an outer and of an inner wall .spaced therefrom and each wall covered with insulating material, the buter wall on its outside and the inner wall on its inside, an outer bottom having a downwardly turned flange whereby it is connected to the inside of the outer wall and which bottom closes also the space between' the' two walls, an inner bottom having a similar flange, spaced from the outer bottom vand connected to the inner wall, a ring between the upper end of both wallswhich closes the space between them at thelr upper ends, an inner-vessel .spaced from the inner wall, a socket whereby it is supported above the inner bottom, a lid for this inner vessel, a lid for the outer Vessel and means to hold each lid in place.

2. In an insulated vessel, the combinat-ion of an outer vessel consisting of two walls, a pipe-coil between them. used as' a me: ns

ywhereby they are concentrically spaced from each other, said coil being fitted around the inner wall and having the outer wall fitted around it, a double bottom connected to 

